Job title: Senior Video Producer / Director
Requisition ID: (phone number removed)
Salary: £51,029 per annum
Grade: 8
Location: City Hall
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20/11/24 at 23:59
Team: Digital Communications
Directorate: Strategy and Communications
About the team: The Digital Communications team, an integral part of the External Relations directorate, is dedicated to strategically amplifying the Mayor’s initiatives, policies, and events to engage and inform London’s diverse and vibrant population. Through the creation of world-class, innovative digital content, the team leverages a dynamic array of platforms including social media, email, digital advertising, and emerging channels.
About the role: Drive the development of a dynamic digital content programme designed to engage and connect with Londoners across video platforms. This role focuses on producing innovative video and audio content that showcases the work of the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority.
Principal accountabilities:
1. Work with the Senior Video Director/Manager and the rest of the senior Digital Comms team to plan the monthly video output, advise on content prioritisation and strategy, and review all incoming video requests.
2. Work directly and independently with the Mayor and his immediate team, providing a first-class video service and influencing upward to ensure our video strategy is strategic and cutting-edge.
3. Direct and supervise in-house shoots and provide end-to-end production to post-production.
4. Develop creative concepts for videos across all digital outputs.
5. Independently set up and manage shoots, ensuring each production is a success and kept to timelines.
6. Generate interview frameworks to get the best possible performance from video contributors.
7. Hire, brief and manage the work of production freelancers.
8. Evaluate all incoming video requests and advise internal and external stakeholders on creative execution and production strategy.
9. Work with the Senior Digital Communications Officer to maintain knowledge of priority video production projects across the GLA.
10. Identify inefficiencies in project procedures and drive the process of improving them.
11. Manage quality assessment and delivery of all projects, ensuring Quality Control and brand consistency.
12. Maintain care and responsibility for all GLA technical filming equipment.
13. Participate in multi-disciplinary, cross-department and cross-organisational groups and project teams.
Skills, knowledge and experience:
To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:
1. Minimum of four years experience as a self-shooting video director/producer or similar.
2. Extensive experience in video shooting with industry-standard equipment.
3. Highly skilled in video editing, preferably using Adobe Creative Suite.
4. Best-in-class understanding of digital media.
5. Highly organised, with the ability to plan and manage video production hands-on.
6. Strong people skills with substantial experience working with stakeholders at the most senior level.
7. Substantial experience working under pressure in a changeable environment.
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